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Military Working Dog Memorial

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Staff Sgt. Roberto Cheeseboro, a 36th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, speaks about his time as Freddy's dog handler during a memorial service Thursday at the 36th SFS kennels. The service honored Freddy's, a military working dog, service to the Air Force after he recently died of unknown causes. Throughout his time at Andersen, Freddy spent an unprecedented 723 hours conducting foot patrols in the jungles here and is credited with scouting and locating three unauthorized armed personnel. He participated in 16 wing-level exercises, performed multiple demonstrations and he and Sergeant Cheeseboro were the first dog team utilized by the 36th SFS to implement integrated-base defense. A permanent memorial will be built near the kennels to honor Freddy and future military working dogs. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Chris Powell)

Security Forces loses valuable team member

Published June 1, 2007
By Tech. Sgt. Todd Tomlinson
36th Security Forces

Andersen Air Force Base, Guam -- A four-year-old German Sheppard assigned to the 36th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog section passed away on May 18.
Freddy H152 was born in October 2002 and entered into the MWD training program in June 2004. He was certified as a Patrol Military Working Dog in October 2004.
Freddy arrived to Andersen in May 2005 and became a vital member of the 36th Security Forces Squadron integrated base defense operation.
Freddy greatly contributed to the mission as a Jungle/Patrol dog who conducted more than 723 hours of foot patrols in the jungle on Andersen.
He was the key player in securing three armed poachers during a Jungle Enforcement Team Operation in February 2007.
Freddy will never know how many lives he saved or how many homes he protected. All he knew was work, and working was his life. Freddy served with distinction and was "Man's best friend to many."